Police: Canandaigua man faces strangulation charge

A local man who allegedly choked a female during an altercation has been charged with strangulation.

Melody Burri @MPN_MelodyBurri

VICTOR — A local man who allegedly choked a female during an altercation has been charged with strangulation.

Herminio Luis Dejesus, 32, 13 Phoenix St. in Canandaigua, was charged Oct. 22 with second degree strangulation after an investigation revealed he was involved in an alleged physical altercation with a female in the Town of Victor. Ontario County Sheriff's Deputies said that the suspect allegedly choked the female, causing her to momentarily lose consciousness during the early morning hours of Oct. 18.

The suspect was arraigned in Victor Town Court and remanded to the Ontario County Jail without bail. He will return to answer the charge at a later date.